PICK A ‘NO OFFICE DAY’ – SEPTEMBER 12-16th, 2011 At about the same time back in December 2010, Lyn Hilt & I both decided to spend a little more time in our classrooms rather than in our offices. Although I was in Dalian, China and she was in Denver, Pennsylvania, USA, we are both on […]
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I wasn’t there, but I was CONNECTED
I wasn’t there. In fact, I was almost literally half-way around the world. It happened at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia, and I’m in Dalian, China. The session was called: What Does it Mean to Be a Tech-Savvy Principal? I followed along on the #cpchat and on a tool called TodaysMeet, but I commented that […]
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Perspective
Moped We are on vacation in Thailand. Four days ago I hopped on a moped to take a practice spin before talking my girls for a ride. My first mistake was staying too close to the edge of a bend in the road… which led to driving over some gravel on the road… which led […]
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Connected Principals Elluminate Session – The Power of Social Media
Please join us on Sunday, December 5, at 5:30 PM EST (find your time zone here) for our December Connected Principals’ Session focusing on the variety of ways administrators can use social media to positively impact their learning organizations. Akevy Greenblatt, Janet Avery, Patrick Larkin, and David Truss will be our featured presenters for the […]
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My 2010 Edublog Awards Nominations
Just like last year, ‘I would like to thank the following people for contributing so much to my learning. I’m only nominating in categories where the impact has been powerful and potent. I’m also going to cheat and add a few ‘honourable mentions’: These may not mean much to the Edublog Awards, but they mean […]
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Going to the hard places
When talking about building good relationships we seldom talk about those times when we have to be critical or offer challenging feedback. As a Vice Principal I learned this from my Principal. He always said to me, “If you aren’t willing to go to the hard places, then you aren’t helping your staff or your […]
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Connected Principals Elluminate Session on Sunday!
Well, for me it will actually be held on Monday morning… and I’m in Shanghai and will be on a Metro subway heading to Expo… so I probably won’t be joining this inaugural Connected Principals Elluminate… but it’s a great idea and I wanted to help spread the word! So, if you are interested, this […]
